Student information card of Bishop L. Shield, a member of the Gros Ventre Nation, who entered the school on April 13, 1890 and died on July 30, 1890. Shield was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
In school documentation Bishop L. Shield is also known as Sleeps Above.
James Patten, a former U.S. Indian Agent, records the Arapaho Council of Chiefs meeting on the occasion of them sending their children to the Carlisle School. Chief Sharp Nose noted that he looked forward to be granted permission to visit his son at Carlisle a sentiment echoed by Chief Little Wolf. White Horse also indicated that he did not…